The Pleasures of Pork – Caribbean Pork Recipes

Click the image to get the recipe for Chef Irie’s Jerk Pork Medallions

In America, it’s the other white meat, in Jamaica, it’s Trenton or Arnold. Whatever you call it, pork is arguably the sweetest meat there is, and in the Caribbean we serve it every which way. Some of the more interesting methods of pig preparation include roasting on a spit, baking underground, and jerking on dried pimento wood. If you don’t have a spit or an underground oven, we’ve still got some Caribbean pork recipes for you to try.

Here are some perfect recipes for all the pork lovers out there.

1. Jerk Pork Medallions

The great thing about this recipe is that for all the aspiring chefs out there, Chef Irie is teaches you how to make jerk seasoning from scratch. And we’ve got the video!

2. Pernil (Puerto Rican Pork Shoulder)

Slow cooked, moist, tender and juicy with a flavorful, crispy skin. This pernil recipe is so mouthwatering, so good, it might make you forget about bacon…. just kidding! 🙂 Speaking of bacon…

Click the image to get the recipe for Puerto Rican Pernil

3. Puerto Rican Mofongo

Made with mashed green plantains, crumbled bacon and lots of garlic, every bite of this tantalizing trifecta is a mouth full of awesome!

Click the image to get the recipe for Puerto Rican Mofongo

4. Haitian Griot

Cubed, marinated and deep fried, the pork shoulder in the traditional Haitian griot recipe is prepared very differently than they do it in Puerto Rico. So yummy, they made it the national dish!

Click the image to get the recipe for Haitian Griot

Share your Caribbean Pork Recipes

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